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Georgia State's D'Marcus Simonds returning for junior seasonATLANTA (AP) Sun Belt Conference player of the year D'Marcus Simonds will return to Georgia State for his junior season.Simonds announced his decision Wednesday .As a sophomore, the 6-foot-3 guard set a school record by averaging 21.2 points game, along with...

Purdue's top defender to enter basketball transfer portalWEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) First, Nojel Eastern entered his name in the NBA draft. Now the rising senior has put his name into the NCAA's transfer portal.Either way, it sounds as if the Purdue guard could become the second veteran in...

AP Sports WriterBig 12-SEC Challenge gives both leagues chance to impressBy STEVE MEGARGEEThe Southeastern Conference didn’t do much to help its reputation the first two months of the season.A chance to redeem itself comes this weekend.The SEC has plenty of possibilities for attention-getting victories Saturday during the Big 12/SEC...

AP Sports WriterNo. 22 Auburn surges back into Top 25 ahead of SEC tourneyBy JOHN ZENORAUBURN, Ala. (AP) The Auburn Tigers limped down the stretch of their best season in nearly two decades last year. Now, the Tigers have rebounded from some earlier struggles and head into the...

No. 22 Seton Hall loses Mamukelashvili for up to 2 monthsSOUTH ORANGE, N.J. (AP) No. 22 Seton Hall is going to be without junior forward Sandro Mamukelashvili for up to two months with a fractured right wrist.The university announced the extent of his injury Tuesday, two days after...

AP Sports WriterYale alumni contribute to star athlete's sex-expulsion caseBy PAT EATON-ROBBHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) Yale University alumni are helping pay the legal costs of a former basketball star who is fighting his expulsion for sexual misconduct.Jack Montague told attorneys in a court deposition that $25,000 to $30,000 had...

Washington State's Robert Franks says he'll declare for NBAPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) Washington State forward Robert Franks says he intends to declare for the NBA draft and will hire an agent.The junior posted his decision on his Twitter account Monday. Franks says his dream is to play at the...

NCAA Latest: Kentucky pounding away at Auburn in the paintBy The Associated PressThe Latest on the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament (all times Eastern):3 p.m.Kentucky is pounding away at Auburn in the paint and the fouls are quickly piling up.The forward trio of Malik Dunbar, Horace Spencer and...

Mississippi State's Nick Weatherspoon arrested on DUI chargeSTARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) Mississippi State freshman guard Nick Weatherspoon has been arrested and charged with driving under the influence over the weekend.Online arrest records for the Oktibbeha County Sheriff's Office show that Weatherspoon was arrested early Sunday on suspicion of DUI...

Western Kentucky grants recruit Robinson release to transferBOWLING GREEN, Ky. (AP) Western Kentucky coach Rick Stansbury says freshman center Mitchell Robinson has been granted a release to transfer from the program, a day after the 7-footer was suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules.Stansbury repeated his...

North Carolina headlines 2020 Maui Invitational fieldLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) North Carolina is returning to headline another strong Maui Invitational field in 2020.The Tar Heels will be joined at the Lahaina Civic Center by Alabama, Davidson, Indiana, Providence, Stanford, Texas and UNLV.North Carolina won the Maui title in 2016...

UConn to redshirt freshman forward Richie SpringsHARTFORD, Conn. (AP) UConn freshman forward Richie Springs will sit out this season as an academic redshirt.Springs is a 6-foot-9 power forward from Brooklyn. He graduated this spring from the MacDuffie School in Granby, Massachusetts.The 18-year-old made the decision in August to...